![]() We “flew” these around and danced with them as we listened to “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” from the Mary Poppins soundtrack. Kite flying seems to delight people all over the world, most of all children. I gave each kid a paper kite I had glued onto a popsicle stick. Lets Go Fly a Kite depicts kites of all colors. Say hi to the airplane… and add the appropriate felt pieces)ġ, 2, 3, 4, 5” (pull each of the kites down until there are none left on the board) Using the kites from the first felt board I recited the following rhyme: Fred: Are you going to play in the sand and make sand castles Greg: I want to fly my new kite, so I probably won’t have time to play in the sand. This is a good activity to promote the kids’ narration skills! 41 Let’s Go Fly a Kite Dialogue 19 Fred: What are you doing this afternoon Greg: I plan to go to the beach. I asked the kids to remember who got pulled up and I added the characters to the wall. Finally, Sam grabs onto the kite string and pulls everyone down to safety. A series of townspeople (and some animals) try to help but get pulled up too. In the story, Sam’s dad gets pulled into the sky while flying a kite. Here are some close-ups of the kite and Sam (from the story): I also made a kite out of felt with yarn as the string. I laminated them and added velcro dots to the back so I could stick them onto the wall. I made color photo copies of all the characters from the book. Second Book: Someone Bigger by Jonathan Emmettįor the next activity I asked the kids to retell me the story we just read and as they did I added the “felt” pieces to the wall (we have a carpeted wall so I can use it as a felt board). I left these up to use later on in this storytime. ![]() Three little kites, just watch them soar,Īlong came another, then there were four.Īlong came another, then there were five.įive little kites dancing across the sky,Īs I recited the rhyme I added felt kites until we had all five up. Sign Language: The word of the day was “ Kite” and we repeated it often throughout the storytime.Īlong came another, then there were three.
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